Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $1.0M
$1.2B
21+ companies
8 partners
Investment Thesis
Backs AI-focused early-stage companies that transform productivity and automate workflows across verticals.
How Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund) invests
Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund) is a vc firm based in Mountain View, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Other, SaaS.
Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund) typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1.2B in assets under management.
Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund) has backed 21 companies in our records, including Labelbox, Algolia, Airspace Intelligence.
Meet the Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (21)
Other
Labelbox
Algolia
Airspace Intelligence
CentML
Clarify
Elsa
Gigs
Krea
Lambda
Mural
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Darian Shirazi, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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